Legal Action (2018)

A woman asks her big shot lawyer ex-husband to defend her career criminal brother, accused of killing a DA. He'll need more than his legal skills to stay alive and win the case.

Director:

Brent Christy

Writers:

Shea Sizemore, Jason White

Stars:

Eric Close, Tanya Clarke, Nick Searcy

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Close	...	Casey McKay
Tanya Clarke	...	Prudence 'Pru' Chambers
Nick Searcy	...	Solomon 'Ex' Clemons
Tommy Flanagan	...	Mr. Gates
Kevin Sizemore	...	Jay Chambers
Christian James	...	Kit Chambers
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Ben Wingwright
Mark Ashworth	...	Geraldo
Gunner Willis	...	Dusty
Jared Simon	...	Male juror
Gary Ray Moore	...	Frog
Elizabeth Becka	...	Juror #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
W.F. Bell	...	Goon
Adrienne Johnson	...	Juror #4
Brian Lafontaine	...	Parker Myers

Storyline

Big-city lawyer Casey McKay, (Eric Close - Nashville, Without a Trace) is drawn to a small town by his ex-wife to defend her brother, accused of murdering a DA. He discovers a web of conspiracy that puts him face-to-face with the town's most corrupt land developer, Mr. Gates (Tommy Flanagan - Sons of Anarchy, Braveheart). As Casey unravels the truth, he finds himself fighting for his former brother-in-law's life, as well as his own.

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Taglines:

Not every lawman has a badge

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2018 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

This lawyer fights in more than the courtroom

Looking very much like a pilot for TV series Legal Action casts Eric Close as an action hero type lawyer who when we meet him has a 39 case winning streak when his ex-wife Tanya Clarke calls on him for a freebie. Her brother who has been a bad boy all his life is accused of murdering the District Attorney and it looks like he was nailed at the courthouse with murder weapon in hand. Kevin Sizemore is looking guilty as sin.

Nevertheless Close takes the case and even hires an investigator, an old reprobate played by Nick Searcy.

Behind all the villainy is a really scary dude replete with Scottish accent played by Tommy Flanagan. But Close is a man who does believe in out of court settlements when he can get them. The settlement is most definitely out of court and in the tradition of the old west.

This might get picked up as a series. Nothing great but I've seen worse made into a series.